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By Pamela LeBlanc | Friday, April 24, 2009, 05:21 AM

Here’s your lineup of fitness-minded weekend events:

The 11th annual Dragon Boat Festival and Races are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 25 at Festival Beach. Teams from Samsung, Dell, Freescale, IBM, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office and more will battle it out in 40-foot boats on Lady Bird Lake, recreating a more than 2,000-year-old Chinese tradition. Admission is free. A Dotting of the Dragon’s Eye ceremony will precede the races. Music, dance, food, martial arts demonstrations and kids activities.
It’s Champions Triathlon Weekend at Pace Bend Park in Spicewood! Saturday is a Women’s Only Super Sprint Distance Triathlon (300m swim/12mi bike/2mi run). Sunday is a Co-Ed Olympic Distance Triathlon and a Pro/Elite race (1500m swim/40k bike/10k run). Both organized by Red Licorice Events. Pro athletes will be available for autographs from 1-3 p.m. Saturday April 25 at Bicycle Sport Shop, 517 S. Lamar Blvd. For more information go to http://budurl.com/eaxa/d.
The Texas Round-Up, the state’s biggest fitness festival, is scheduled for 8 a.m. until noon Saturday downtown. Activities include a 10K and 5K footrace, a family mile run/walk, interactive booths, face painting, healthy food and drink, and health screenings, all aimed at improving the health of Texans. Other than the footraces, iI’s all free and open to the public. Races start at 8 a.m. across from the Bob Bullock Museum, 18th Street and Congress Avenue. For more information go to www.texasroundup.org.
The Rowing Dock, 2418 Stratford Dr., is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a family-friendly day Saturday, April 25. All rental boats are $10/hour from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Renters get a free T-shirt and a cupcake from Sugar Momma’s. For more information call 459-0999.
PurpleStride, a 5K fund-raiser for the Austin Affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, is scheduled for 8 a.m. Sunday, April 26 at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park, 3005 County Road 175. Registration is $30 ($10 for children 12 and under; free for pancreatic cancer survivors) at http://pancan.kintera.org/austin09.
Tri Zones will host a free training clinic, “Mastering the Fourth Sport in a TRI — Transitions!” at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26 at the RunTex Riverside Annex, and 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at REI Gateway. Bring your race day gear (except your bike) for hands-on practice. An intermediate swim clinic, with videotaping, is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25 at Circle C pool. Cost is $85. For more information, go to www.trizones.com.